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The department of Biochemistry of VMCH & RI handles three core areas \u2013 teaching, hospital laboratory services, and research. To support these practices there are convenient classrooms to accommodate sufficient students for different types of learning. There is a separate research lab with adequate infrastructure and equipment for postgraduate students, Ph.D. scholars, and faculties. Department provides nesting for IVD equipment validation and Research collaborations.<\/p>\n
Clinical biochemistry laboratory in VMCH & RI, is a part central hospital Laboratory Services, is situated on the first floor of the hospital building, where service is provided 24hours a day. It is armed with state of the art equipment and handles more than 3500 tests per day. It provides an extensive range of testing services for the hospital services and also provides testing for research. The laboratory provides testing in routine Biochemistry investigations, special investigations like hormones, drugs and metabolites. Faculties are posted round the clock to monitor the quality control, validate and release the reports. The laboratory also participates in the external quality control program. The lab provides in-house lab investigations services as well as at the community level.<\/p>\n
Thrust areas for research in the department are obesity, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, therapeutic drug monitoring, chronic renal failure, and medical education.<\/p>\n
Department of the biochemistry of VMCH & RI department strives hard to produce well informed, innovative, inquisitive, intuitive, ethical, socially committed, self-disciplined, hardworking health care providers with adequate knowledge of all medical sciences in biochemistry which is the study of the fundamental chemical that makeup of the human body in the health and earliest chemical changes at the micro and macro level in diseases which precede all other types of manifestations. Also to inculcate and instill scientific wisdom and research acumen in the young minds on the needs of the patient and the public. To promote an evidence-based holistic approach to health care<\/p>\n
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